Farrell Documentation http://www.farrelldoc.com website design & technical documentation Mon, 14 May 2012 19:02:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 FrameMaker indexing tricks http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/framemaker-index-tricks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=framemaker-index-tricks http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/framemaker-index-tricks/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:00:05 +0000 farrelldoc http://www.farrelldoc.com/?p=1223

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Many technical writers who have been using Adobe FrameMaker for years (back when it was owned by Frame Technology and only ran on UNIX) know all of the ins and outs of the program, including how to manipulate indices to suit our needs.

However, many writers are not as familiar with the indexing features and [...]

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]]> http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/framemaker-index-tricks/feed/ 3 The etymology of Xmas http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/the-history-of-xmas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-of-xmas http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/the-history-of-xmas/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:43:35 +0000 farrelldoc http://www.farrelldoc.com/?p=1174

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Xmas is a common abbreviation for Christmas. Many people consider the use of  Xmas as an attempt to “take Christ out of Christmas.” However, the etymology of Xmas tells a different story.

The mas of Xmas comes from the Old English mass,  meaning a celebration of the Eucharist. The X is derived from the Greek letter Chi,  [...]

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]]> http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/the-history-of-xmas/feed/ 1 Where is the first page of Google? http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/where-is-the-first-page-of-google/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-is-the-first-page-of-google http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/where-is-the-first-page-of-google/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:26:23 +0000 farrelldoc http://www.farrelldoc.com/?p=1112

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If you have your own website, chances are you have been contacted by an SEO (search engine optimization) firm offering to get you on the first page of Google. For the uninitiated, this proposition sounds like a pretty good deal, but if you know anything about SEO, you know how ludicrous [...]

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]]> http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/where-is-the-first-page-of-google/feed/ 1 Remove the title and player controls from YouTube videos http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/remove-title-and-controls-from-youtube/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remove-title-and-controls-from-youtube http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/remove-title-and-controls-from-youtube/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:44:47 +0000 farrelldoc http://www.farrelldoc.com/?p=1025

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By adding two parameters to your YouTube embed code on your website, you can easily remove the title from the video and  auto-hide the player controls once the video begins to play. When the website visitor hovers over the video with his or her mouse, the player controls will redisplay.

How to [...]

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]]> http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/remove-title-and-controls-from-youtube/feed/ 4 To Flash or not to Flash http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/to-flash-or-not-to-flash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-flash-or-not-to-flash http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/to-flash-or-not-to-flash/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:26:25 +0000 farrelldoc http://www.farrelldoc.com/?p=1033

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Whether you are developing a website for an artist or a plumber, the design of the site is of utmost importance. Adobe Flash allows web designers to create stunning effects, often in specific areas of a site, and over 98% of Internet-enabled computers have Flash installed. Artists, photographers, and other businesses [...]

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]]> http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/to-flash-or-not-to-flash/feed/ 3 26 rules for writing well http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/26-rules-for-writing-well/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=26-rules-for-writing-well http://www.farrelldoc.com/blog/26-rules-for-writing-well/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:13:41 +0000 farrelldoc http://www.farrelldoc.com/?p=1039

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(Humor) Don’t abbrev. Check to see if you any words out. Be carefully to use adjectives and adverbs correct. About sentence fragments. When dangling, don’t use participles. Don’t use no double negatives. Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent. Just between you and I, case is important. Join clauses good, like a conjunction should. Don’t use [...]

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